Trump Fatigue Cure: Which Bourbon for your Old Fashioned?

[ksoze]

Finding "Buffalo Trace" to be a nice fit, although very popular around here now and harder to get. Also tried Bulleit Rye, which worked well. There's a reason is the oldest cocktail.

Trump who....

[hack89]

1. Templeton Rye is very good. nt

[Bantamfancier]

2. for an "old" drink

I recommend an old bourbon, Old Grand-Dad. Try the barrel proof version.

[titaniumsalute]

3. I usually use Bulliet for mine

[bettyellen]

4. Old Overholt is great stuff!

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. I wouldn't use a rye for an Old Fashioned

Buffalo Trace is definitely a great bang for your buck. Elijah Craig (now "Small Batch" ) would work, too. I'd go up to a Four Roses single barrel. Up market from there would not really be a mixing bourbon, in my view.

Ryes are for Manhattans!

[sprinkleeninow]

6. Southern Comfort, but I don't drink the stuff. A favorite of

a best girl/soul sistah.
I yam fond of Peppermint Schnapps. Dulls the pain plus soothes the tummy! 😋

[BigmanPigman]

7. This idiot makes me head for straight whiskey...Cold Turkey!

And lots of it.

[longship]

8. Beam, James Beam. Stirred, not shaken. ;-)

Or Old Taylor, a superb inexpensive bourbon.

IDIOTS! Rye is not bourbon, nor is Tennessee whiskey. An Old Fashion demands bourbon, made in Kentucky. No substitutes. Might as well make a mint julep with Russian vodka. Bleccch!

[forthemiddle]

9. I'm from Wisconsin

It's got to be a Brandy Old Fashion Sweet!

[MurrayDelph]

10. I'm of necessity a tea-totaler

(I lack the enzyme to metabolize alcohol; I have gone to Emergency Room because of barbecue sauce)

but a friend-of-mine's brother co-owns this company:



Here's a review from a trade website:
https://axisofwhisky.com/2017/04/10/malahat-bourbon-and-rye-review/

[MineralMan]

11. That's my favorite drink.

I always order it as a test of a bartender's skills. Which bourbon goes into it is less important than the bitters used to muddle with the sugar. Wild Turkey is my call, if I'm asked, though.

[ksoze]

12. Woodford Reserve Spiced Cherry Bitters

With a dash of Angostura and Gum Syrup. A Luxardo cherry.

[MineralMan]

14. And that's what keeps the drink young.

There are so many different bitters now. That's why I order that drink, especially in craft bars. I like surprise variations in my old favorite. The cherry, though, is optional, as far as I'm concerned. I'd just as soon skip it, unless the place has something special.

[dumbcat]

13. Blanton's Bourbon is really good

if you can find it.

[ornotna]

15. Ezra Brooks

Cheap and its 100 proof. 'Nuff said.

[spiderpig]

16. Hemlock...

...if this goes on much longer.

[hurl]

17. lower shelf value

I find Benchmark Old #8 (now owned by Buffalo Trace) to be the best bottom-shelf Bourbon. Unlike some others, it has a full body and isn't too sweet when mixed with colas. While I love Maker's Mark, Benchmark has 90% of the taste at less than half the price. Can't beat it.

http://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/brands/benchmark